Soldier Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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Soldier Field is a football stadium located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, and has served as the home of the NFL Chicago Bears since 1971.
First opened on October 9, 1924 (the 53rd anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire)as Municipal Grant Park Stadium, the name was changed to Soldier Field on November 11, 1925, to serve as a memorial to American soldiers who died in wars.
It reopened on September 29, 2003, after a complete rebuild, the second in the stadium's history. With its current stadium capacity of 61,500, Soldier Field is the third smallest stadium in the NFL.
www.soldierfield.net
First opened on October 9, 1924 (the 53rd anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire)as Municipal Grant Park Stadium, the name was changed to Soldier Field on November 11, 1925, to serve as a memorial to American soldiers who died in wars.
It reopened on September 29, 2003, after a complete rebuild, the second in the stadium's history. With its current stadium capacity of 61,500, Soldier Field is the third smallest stadium in the NFL.
www.soldierfield.net
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_Field
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Coordinates: 41°51'43"N 87°36'59"W
- Hawthorne Race Course 12 km
- Centennial Park 37 km
- Miller Park 134 km
- Whistlestop Park 189 km
- Lambeau Field 296 km
- Midland County Fairgrounds 340 km
- Amazon.com fulfilment center and former site of the pontiac silver dome 369 km
- Audley Sports Park 737 km
- Iroquois Park Sports Complex 741 km
- Old British Commonwealth Air Training Plan No. 20 Elementary Flying Training School RCAF Station Oshawa/ CFB Oshawa 746 km
- Museum Campus 0.4 km
- Near South Side 0.7 km
- McCormick Place 1.1 km
- Monroe Harbor 1.6 km
- Grant Park 1.7 km
- Chicago Loop 1.9 km
- Chicago Harbor 2.7 km
- Douglas 3.1 km
- Burnham Park 3.9 km
- Bronzeville 4.1 km